Whittle (name)

Whittle is an

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surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Alasdair Whittle, British archaeologist specialising in the Neolithic * Albert Whittle (1877–1917), English cricketer *

Alex Whittle Alex Whittle (born 15 March 1993) is an English professional footballer who plays as a left-back for York City. He has played for Dunfermline Athletic, AFC Fylde, Southport, York City, Forest Green Rovers, Southport, Boston United, Gloucester C ...

(born 1993), English footballer *

Bill Whittle William Alfred Whittle (born April 7, 1959) is an American conservative political commentator and YouTuber. He has made videos for PJ Media as the presenter of ''Afterburner'' and ''The Firewall'', and as co-host of ''Right Angle'' with Stephen ...

(born 1959), American conservative * Brian Whittle (born 1964), Scottish Conservative politician and former international athlete * Chris Mary Francine Whittle (born 1927), Belgian composer *

Chris Whittle H. Christopher Whittle (born August 24, 1947) is an American entrepreneur who has founded four innovative companies in the fields of education and media, serving as the CEO of each. Whittle Communications, a 1,000-person magazine, television, and ...

(born 1947), American entrepreneur who founded Channel One News and Edison Schools, Inc *

Daniel Webster Whittle Major Daniel Webster Whittle (November 22, 1840, Chicopee Falls, Massachusetts - March 4, 1901, Northfield, Massachusetts) was a 19th-century American gospel song lyricist, evangelism, evangelist, and Bible teacher. Life and career Whittle was a ...

(1840–1901), American gospel song writer *

Francis McNeece Whittle Francis McNeece Whittle (July 7, 1823 – June 20, 1902) was the fifth Episcopal bishop of Virginia. Early and family life Born at Millbank Plantation on the Meherrin River in Mecklenburg County, Virginia, Francis was the next-to-youngest of the ...

(1823-1902), Episcopal bishop of Virginia *

Frank Whittle Air Commodore Sir Frank Whittle, (1 June 1907 – 8 August 1996) was an English engineer, inventor and Royal Air Force (RAF) air officer. He is credited with inventing the turbojet engine. A patent was submitted by Maxime Guillaume in 1921 fo ...

(1907–1996), British RAF officer who invented the jet engine *

Gwendolyn Yates Whittle Gwendolyn Yates Whittle (born 1961) is a three-time Academy Award-nominated sound editor. She has worked on over 120 films to date. She has won 5 Golden Reel Award (Motion Picture Sound Editors), Golden Reel Awards at the Motion Picture Sound Edit ...

(born 1961), sound editor * Harry Whittle (1922–1990), British hurdler * Jason Whittle (born 1975), American football player *

Jenny Whittle Jennifer Hazel (Jenny) Whittle (born 5 September 1973) is a retired Australian women's basketball player. Whittle was a regular member of the national team for over a decade, from 1994 until 2006. Playing Centre, Whittle was a key contributor to ...

(born 1973), Australian basketball player *

John Woods Whittle John Woods Whittle, Victoria Cross, VC, Distinguished Conduct Medal, DCM (3 August 1882 – 2 March 1946) was an List of Australian Victoria Cross recipients, Australian recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest decoration for gallantry "in ...

(1882–1946), Australian soldier and recipient of the Victoria Cross *

Kennon C. Whittle Kennon Caithness Whittle (October 12, 1891 – November 10, 1967) was a Virginia lawyer and judge who served as president of the Virginia Bar Association and was elected to the Supreme Court of Virginia, Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals. Biograp ...

(1891–1967), judge, Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals *

Lesley Whittle British teenager Lesley Whittle was kidnapped on 14 January 1975, and her body discovered on 7 March 1975. Her kidnapping and murder dominated national headlines for 11 months. The investigation involved over 400 officers from the West Mercia ...

(1957–1975), English murder victim *

Peter Whittle (mathematician) Peter Whittle (27 February 1927 – 10 August 2021) was a mathematician and statistician from New Zealand, working in the fields of stochastic nets, optimal control, time series analysis, stochastic optimisation and stochastic dynamics. ...

(1927–2021), New Zealand mathematician and statistician *

Peter Whittle (politician) Peter Robin Whittle (born 6 January 1961) is a British politician, author, journalist and broadcaster who served as a Member of the London Assembly from 2016 to 2021 and as Deputy Leader of the UK Independence Party (UKIP) to Paul Nuttall fr ...

(born 1961), British politician, author, journalist and broadcaster * Stafford G. Whittle (1849–1931), judge, Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals * Stephen Whittle (born 1955), British transsexual activist * Thomas Whittle the Elder (1803–1887), English watercolourist *

Tommy Whittle Tommy Whittle (13 October 1926 – 13 October 2013) was a British jazz saxophonist. Biography Tommy Whittle was born in Grangemouth, Scotland. He started playing clarinet at the age of 12 before taking up tenor saxophone at 13, guided by A ...

(1926–2013), British jazz saxophonist {{surname English-language surnames